2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Complaints

I WAS DRIVING TO A CHURCH FUNCTION WITH MY WIFE AND ABOUT 30MPH UNDER ACCELERATION, MY TRUCK STARTED LUGGING LIKE IT WAS IN 6TH GEAR. IT STARTED SHAKING THEN THE TACHOMETER WAS FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN ABOUT 500 RPM'S. I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND LOOKED GOOD. I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRIP TOMORROW MORNING AND NOW I AM STUCK. I TOOK IT FOR ANOTHER DRIVE TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT A HIGHER SPEED AND IT DOES. I PUT THE CRUISE ON ABOUT 60MPH AND THE TRUCK WAS BUCKING AND THE RPM'S WERE GOING CRAZY. I DRIVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE SERVICE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS TRUCK SO FAR WITH ANOTHER ISSUE AND NOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. *TR

CRACKED RIM FLANGE IN 2 LOCATIONS. INFO AS FOLLOWS: WHEEL 20X8.5JX; MADE IN CHINA; T-DOT GM; CRACKS ARE AT 12 O'CLOCK AND 2:30, FULL LENGTH OF THE FLANGE WHERE THE TIRE MOUNTS, ON THE INBOARD (MOUNTING) SIDE OF THE WHEEL. NO OTHER SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE RIM AND NO TIRES WERE DAMAGED AS REMOVAL WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO A RAPID AIR LOSS - TPMS SYSTEM PROVIDED EARLY WARNING OF DIMINISHED AIR PRESSURE. 2009 AVALANCHE MILES: 68,800 OEM TIRE FITMENT: DUELER H/L ALENZA 275/55R20 WINTER FITMENT: BLIZZAK 275/55R20 ROTATION DONE DURING SWITCH-OVERS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES +/- 2500 MILES TRAILER SERVICE, LIGHT DUTY. NO OFF-ROAD ACTIVITIES NO OVERLOAD ACTIVITIES PHOTOS AND ORIGINAL WHEEL AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY, IN REVERSE. THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY BEFORE CRASHING INTO A BODY OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EITHER CONTRIBUTED TO THE PARK POLE OR THE TEETH FRACTURING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN A 2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, THE ELECTRONIC POWER WILL SHUT OFF TO THE VEHICLE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH DISORIENTING THE DRIVER, LOCKS SWITCH ON AND OFF, POWER TO THE ENGINE IS INTERMITTENT AND SURGES FORWARD UPON POWER COMING BACK. TRACTION ASSIST AND PARKING ASSIST TOGGLE ON AND OFF IN RAPID SUCCESSION CAUSING DRIVER TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. INCIDENTS LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AT A TIME. INCIDENTS HAPPEN IN CLUSTERS AND MAY GO WEEKS OR MONTHS AT A TIME WITHOUT INCIDENT. HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND USUALLY AFTER THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING AFTERWARDS. POWER WILL BE COMPLETELY OFF. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP AND APPEAR TO BE FINE UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALER (STILL UNDER WARRANTY) ABOUT SIX TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CONTACT GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE'S INTERNAL COMPUTER DOES NOT GENERATE A "CODE" THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *TR

IPCW INPROCARWEAR.COM FROM CALIFORNIA-USA. I PURCHASED TAIL LIGHTS FOR MY TRUCK FROM THIS WEBSITE, THE LIGHTS STARTED ON FIRE AND ALMOST BURNED MY TRUCK DOWN. I PURCHASED A SECOND SET THINKING THE FIRST WHERE FAULTY AND THE SECOND SET ALSO FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY AND HAVE ELECTRICAL ARC MARKS INSIDE. I AM NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT WITH THIS BRAND OF LIGHTS ON THE INTERNET. I NOTICED SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL WHEN I GOT HOME THANK GOD I WASN'T RUNNING TO A GROCERY STORE AND LEFT KIDS IN THE TRUCK WHEN THE FIRST SET OF TAIL LIGHTS I PURCHASED STARTED ON FIRE. HOW CAN THIS PRODUCT BE ALLOWED WHEN THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET.

09 CHEVY AVALANCHE THE DRIVE SHAFT OR BALL JOINT WAS UNDERSIZED BY 5/1000 TO MAKE THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION SHIFT CORRECTLY/THUS CAUSING SLACK WHICH MAKES NOISES FROM A JAR TO SOUNDING LIKE YOU WERE HIT IN THE REAR. 3 TIMES TO DEALER--3/30/10 AT3,788 MI, 10/28/10 W/8,185 MI TO3/3/11 W/14,000 MI. THEY TELL ME NOW ITS NO FIX, BUT HAS 100,00 MI WARRANTY. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND COULD FINALLY TWIST AND BREAK WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT W/ BODILY HARM,IT IS GETTING MUCH WORSE AND AFFECTS LATE 08 MODELS THRU 2011. A CERTIFIED LETTER SENT ON 11/22/10 AND RECEIVED 11/29/10 TPSCOTTLAWSON..DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER AND RELATIONSHIP SERVICES, AS OF 3/11/11 NEVER REPLIED TO MY E-MAIL OR PHONE. A $48,000 VEHICLE THAT SEEMS LIKE A 1,000 DOLLAR. THEIR HAS TO BE THOUSANDS OF THESE ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GARAGE DOOR. THE ACCELERATION COULD ONLY BE STOPPED BY PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11000. UPDATED 4/30/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS WAITING FOR HIS GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. UPDATED 06/01/10.*JB